Specifications

DS300f G2 Series User Manual
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ManaGInG InItIators
Initiator management includes:
• "Viewing a List of Initiators" on page 104
• "Adding an FC Initiator" on page 104
• "Deleting an FC Initiator" on page 104
• "Adding an iSCSI Initiator" on page 105
vIewInG a lISt of InItIatorS
TheASUSDS300fG2’sinitiatorlistdisplaysinitiatorsavailableformappingtoaLUNorlogicaldrive.Youmust
addinitiatorstotheASUSDS300fG2’sinitiatorlisttomakethemavailableformappingtoaLUN.
To view a list of initiators:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Initiator icon.
The list of initiators appears. Initiator information includes:
• Index
–Initiator0,Initiator1,Initiator2,etc.
• InitiatorName
FibreChannel–TheWorldWidePortNameoftheinitiator,composedofaseriesofeight,two-digit
hexadecimalnumbers.
iSCSI–TheiSCSInameoftheinitiatordevice,composedofasingletextstring.
aDDInG an fc InItIator
YoumustaddaninitiatortotheASUSDS300fG2’sinitiatorlistinordertomapyourLUNorlogicaldrivetothe
initiator.
Method 1: inPutting the initiAtor nAMe
This action requires Administrator or SuperUser privileges.
To add a Fibre Channel initiator to the list:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Initiator icon.
3. Click the Add Initiator button.
4. Inputtheinitiatornameintheeldsprovided.
AnFCinitiatornameistheWorldWidePortNameoftheinitiator,composedofaseriesofeight,two-
digit hexadecimal numbers.
5. Click the Submit button.
The initiator is added.
Method 2: Adding froM A list
This action requires Administrator or SuperUser privileges.
To add a Fibre Channel initiator to the list:
1. Click the Device tab.
2. Click the Fibre Channel Management icon.
3. Click the Logged In Device tab.
4. Check the box next to the initiator you want to add.
5. Click the Add to Initiator List button.
Theinitiatorisadded,anditscheckboxgraysout.
DeletInG an fc InItIator
Caution
If you delete an initiator, you delete the LUN map associated with that initiator.
Verify that the LUN map is no longer needed before deleting the initiator
This action requires
Administrator or SuperUser privileges.
To delete an FC initiator:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Initiator icon.
3. Clicktheinitiatoryouwant,thenclicktheDelete button.
4. IntheConrmationbox,typetheword“conrm”intheeldprovidedandclicktheConrm button.
TheinitiatorisremovedfromASUSDS300fG2’sinitiatorlist.